Friday, September 30, 2005

Moxiegrrrl Gives Her Take On Bennett's Comments

And good morning from San Francisco, the bluest of the Blue cities!

I don't have time to write much as I have a speech to give in an hour, but I wanted to point you toward an interesting piece by my blogging colleague at Moxiegrrrl.com in which she gives her perspective on Bill Bennett's recent racist comments.

Mox opines that Bennett's hideous comments may have an unfortunate grain of truth -- but not for the reason he thinks. She points out that the society that Bennett's Republican party has always favored creates the situation he described, in which less poor people existing equals less crime.

It's an interesting take from the always-thoughtful, Mox. Take a look.

Political writer Bob Geiger is the award-winning author of the Yellow Dog Blog and BobGeiger.com and specializes in coverage of the U.S. Senate. He won the 2005 Weblog Awards prize for Best New Blog and was a finalist in the Koufax Awards in 2005 for his column "I Know This Little Boy in New Orleans."

He is the coauthor of The Real McCain and his work has appeared in the San Francisco Examiner, the Cleveland Plain Dealer and the New York Journal News. A contributing writer to The Huffington Post and Alternet, Bob also makes appearances to comment on Senate activity on many popular radio programs.